Galilee & Samaria
Samaria
Central hill country and ancient Sebastia area
WHAT HAPPENED HERE
Biblical story
Samaria was the capital region of the northern kingdom and later the homeland of Samaritans whom many Judeans distrusted.
WHY IT MATTERS
Place in the Bible’s story
Jesus’ ministry in Samaria demonstrates that the gospel crosses inherited ethnic, religious, and social barriers.
THEN & NOW
Understanding the location
Samaria can describe both a city and a wider region; ancient remains are associated with the site of Sebastia.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
John 20:31
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16
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